Motion Designer, Stripe

• The ideal candidate excels at delivering on brand 3d illustration from conception, to 3d modeling, and all the way to motion. They have a deep understanding of visual storytelling, iterates quickly, and collaborates seamlessly with marketers, product managers, leaders, other designers, and agency partners
• Have 6+ years of relevant design and art direction experience for technical and product-driven companies
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in art, or equivalent professional experience
• Have a strong strategic acumen for building leading brands in a fast paced, global facing environment
• Are a systems-thinker and excel at extrapolating and extending shared patterns and behaviors
• Proven excellence in effective art direction, and building and extending 3d illustration systems
• Have the ability to express and communicate a brand through distinct graphics, patterns, motion, interaction, and video (short form and long form)
• Can effectively communicate concepts, direction and decisions with the team and with external partners
• Strong track record independently delivering work as well as collaborating with and influencing the work of other designers, contractors, and agencies
• Have a working knowledge of editing and how motion is integrated into live-action, and some familiarity with editing software
• At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description
• Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us

Desirable

• The Brand Studio team lays the design foundations that help Stripe accelerate. We do this by creating, evolving, and maintaining Stripe’s high-quality, versatile, and forward-looking visual identity design system. We sweat the details. We make it seem effortless
• Our team—and our design efforts—are multipliers for Stripe and Stripes. Our focus on principles, systems, and standards makes it easier for all Stripes to get work done—at a high quality bar, while still creating space for evolution and innovation
• Collaborating with other teams at Stripe, as well as select external partners, we raise the quality and consistency of interactions with the Stripe brand
• 3d illustrator/animators at Stripe demonstrate passion for great design and for expanding, evolving, defining, and documenting flexible illustration systems that achieve bar-raising quality and consistency for the brand at scale
• Work across the Link and Stripe brands to develop, establish and create illustration and motion styles in close partnership with Brand Design, Product Design, Marketing and Communications
• Create photo-realistic 3d compositions that tell editorial stories in static and motion and a variety of advertising surfaces from billboards to video
• Champion and influence how the Stripe and Link brands expresses itself through image and motion and develop guidelines, systems, and processes to ensure quality and consistency at scale
• Work collaboratively with non-motion designers, elevating and informing each others’ work
• Oversee quality and consistency of 3d illustration/motion and how it is used to express our brand—from product, to advertising campaigns and events
• Oversee the work of external teams in creative strategy, execution, and production
• Collaborate with designers, researchers, product managers, marketers, and other cross-functional partners to serve a global audience
• Inspire, create and sustain a culture of excellence by expanding and evolving our best practices, design process, and ideation